{{Short description|Cuban American businessman}} {{Orphan|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Horacio LeDon | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967}} | birth_place = | death_date = | resting_place = | alma_mater = | other_names = | known_for = | employer = | occupation = Founder of Horacio LeDon Real Estate | spouse = | website = {{URL|http://www.horacioledon.com}} }}
'''Horacio LeDon''' (born 1967) is a Cuban American businessman and President of Partners Trust New Development and founder of Horacio LeDon Real Estate, with offices in New York City, London, Miami, and Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Voyen|first1=Guelda|title=Opens London Office|url=http://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/horacio-ledon-opens-new-london-office/|publisher=The Real Deal}}</ref>
==Career== As President of Development Marketing for Douglas Elliman LeDon oversaw many of the top new developments in Miami including The Edition developed by Ian Schrager,<ref>{{cite web|title=New Edition brings fresh glamour to Miami Beach|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article4209871.html|publisher=Miami Herald|accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> The Faena House developed by Alan Faena from Argentina,<ref>{{cite web|title=New York developers flock to Miami|url=http://www.miamitodaynews.com/2013/11/27/new-york-developers-flock-miami/|publisher=Miami Today|accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> The Shore Club and many others,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Country's Prettiest Oceanfront Properties|url=http://la-confidential-magazine.com/the-best-oceanfront-property-in-the-us|publisher=LA Confidential Magazine|accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> and has achieved the highest dollar per square foot.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Faena|first1=Alan|title=Faena PH could crush pricing record|url=http://therealdeal.com/miami/blog/2014/11/13/faena-penthouse-could-crush-pricing-record/|publisher=The Real Deal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Mad Men of Miami Real Estate|url=http://oceandrive.com/the-mad-men-of-miami-real-estate|publisher=Ocean Drive Magazine|accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Newly built waterfront house in Miami Beach sells for $15M|url=http://therealdeal.com/miami/2015/12/21/newly-built-waterfront-house-in-miami-beach-sells-for-15m/|publisher=The Real Deal|accessdate=24 January 2016|language=en-US}}</ref>
Before moving back to Miami as President of Development Marketing for Douglas Elliman’s fledgling Florida unit,<ref>{{cite web|title=Horacio LeDon joins de Franca at Douglas Elliman|url=http://rew-online.com/2013/02/08/horacio-ledon-joins-de-franca-at-douglas-elliman/|publisher=Real Estate Weekly|accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> LeDon was Senior Vice President of Sales for Starwood Capital Group’s ST Residential Unit, overseeing west coast operations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Katherine|title=Small firms, big money|url=http://therealdeal.com/2012/07/16/small-firms-big-money/|publisher=The Real Deal|accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> Prior to that he spent 6 years at The Related Companies, the NY based real estate founded by Stephen M. Ross.<ref>{{cite web|title=1 week Internship with Horacio LeDon the President of Dev|url=https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/1-week-internship-with-horacio-ledon-president-of-647608|publisher=Charitybuzz.com|accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref>
In 2016, LeDon joined Los Angeles real estate firm, Partners Trust as head of new development.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chester|first1=Britt|title=Horacio LeDon joins Partners Trust as new department head|url=http://www.inman.com/2016/09/27/horacio-ledon-joins-partners-trust-head-new-development/|website=Inman|accessdate=7 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Katherine|title=Elliman alum Horacio LeDon to head new development division for Partners Trust|url=http://therealdeal.com/la/2016/09/14/elliman-alum-horacio-ledon-to-head-new-development-division-for-partners-trust/|website=The Real Deal|accessdate=7 October 2016|date=14 September 2016}}</ref>
Ledon has been quoted in many media outlets including the New York Times,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Satow|first1=Julie|title=The Bahamas on the Radar|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/realestate/the-bahamas-on-the-radar.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|accessdate=24 January 2016|date=23 January 2014}}</ref> Wall Street Journal,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Lisa Selin|title=Beachfront Homes Snubbed for Marina Properties|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/beachfront-homes-snubbed-for-marina-properties-1409844319|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> NBC Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite web|title=Downtown LA Development Boom Pits Condos Against Hotels|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Downtown-Mega-Development-Boom-Pits-Condos-versus-Hotels--260062961.html|publisher=NBC|accessdate=24 January 2016}}</ref> Los Angeles Times,<ref>{{cite web|title=Southland homes draw foreign cash|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-foreign-home-buyers--20140709-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=24 January 2016}}</ref> Miami Herald<ref>{{cite web|title=Miami a leading luxury capital of the world|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/biz-monday/article5704404.html|publisher=Miami Herald|accessdate=24 January 2016}}</ref>
LeDon currently oversees $5 billion dollars in developments in California and Florida<ref>{{cite web|title=Head up Ellimans Florida New Development|url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/02/08/horacio-ledon-to-head-up-ellimans-florida-new-development-marketing|publisher=The Real Deal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Brannigan|first1=Martha|title=Elliman Makes a Big Push in South Florida|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/biz-monday/article1989740.html|publisher=The Miami Herald}}</ref> and is currently licensed in California, New York, and Miami. He has sold over $1Billion dollars of real estate placing him in the top 3% of brokers in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Horacio LeDon Real Estate Sells for $11.5 Million|url=http://www.eyesin.com/article/business-real-estate-science-tech/real-estate/horacio-ledon-real-estate-sells-for-115|publisher=Eyes In Magazine|accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Limsky|first1=Drew|title=Full Circle|url=http://www.modernluxury.com/miami/story/full-circle|publisher=Modern Luxury}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Katherine|title=Bigger isn't Always Better|url=http://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/bigger-isnt-always-better/|publisher=The Real Deal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Yaqoob|first1=Tahira|title=Finding the right real estate|url=http://global-citizen.com/finding-the-right-real-estate/|publisher=Global Citizen|accessdate=24 January 2016|language=en-US}}</ref>
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